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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 88% of Greene County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

There were 1,178 white students enrolled in Greene County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Greene County welcomed 1,339 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in the county, Greene County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 375 students.

Public school enrollment in Iowa remained relatively stable in the 2024-25 school year, with 480,665 students, a slight decrease of 0.63% compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, enrollment in accredited nonpublic schools grew by nearly 10%, reaching 39,356 students, up from 36,195. This increase was partially driven by the Students First Education Savings (ESA) program, with 27,866 students utilizing ESAs at nonpublic schools.

Ethnicities in Greene County in 2023-24 School Year

White [88%]Hispanic [7.3%]Ethnicities <5% [4.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Greene County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Greene County Elementary SchoolGreene County Comm86.6%375433
Greene County High SchoolGreene County Comm90.9%341375
Greene County Middle SchoolGreene County Comm85.7%306357
Paton-Churdan Junior-Senior High SchoolPaton-Churdan Comm88.8%8798
Paton-Churdan Elementary SchoolPaton-Churdan Comm90.8%6976

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